League Leaders

All-Time Strikeouts Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Times struck out

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# Player Seasons G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 1967–1987 (21) 2,820 9,864 1,551 2,584 463 49 563 1,702 1,375 2,597 228 .262 .356 .490 .846
2 Jim Thome Jim Thome 1991–2012 (22) 2,543 8,422 1,583 2,328 451 26 612 1,699 1,747 2,548 19 .276 .402 .554 .956
3 Adam Dunn Adam Dunn 2001–2014 (14) 2,001 6,883 1,097 1,631 334 10 462 1,168 1,317 2,379 63 .237 .364 .490 .854
4 Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa 1989–2007 (18) 2,354 8,813 1,475 2,408 379 45 609 1,667 929 2,306 234 .273 .344 .534 .878
5 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 1994–2016 (22) 2,784 10,566 2,021 3,115 548 31 696 2,086 1,338 2,287 329 .295 .380 .550 .930
6 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 2003–2023 (21) 2,797 10,356 1,551 3,174 627 17 511 1,881 1,258 2,105 40 .307 .382 .518 .901
7 Giancarlo Stanton Giancarlo Stanton 2010–2025 (16) 1,726 6,274 943 1,619 313 11 453 1,169 805 2,059 42 .258 .346 .528 .874
8 Andres Galarraga Andres Galarraga 1985–2004 (19) 2,257 8,096 1,195 2,333 444 32 399 1,425 583 2,003 128 .288 .347 .499 .846
9 Paul Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt 2011–2025 (15) 2,074 7,608 1,280 2,190 477 24 372 1,232 1,086 1,979 174 .288 .378 .504 .882
10 Justin Upton Justin Upton 2007–2022 (16) 1,845 6,721 1,058 1,754 350 38 325 1,003 785 1,971 151 .261 .342 .469 .812
11 Jose Canseco Jose Canseco 1985–2001 (17) 1,887 7,057 1,186 1,877 340 14 462 1,407 906 1,942 200 .266 .353 .515 .867
12 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 1962–1982 (21) 2,360 7,927 1,194 2,232 423 55 475 1,540 937 1,936 17 .282 .360 .529 .889
13 Mark Reynolds Mark Reynolds 2007–2019 (13) 1,688 5,432 794 1,283 253 14 298 871 707 1,927 64 .236 .328 .453 .780
14 Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson 2004–2019 (16) 2,057 7,236 1,217 1,800 346 95 344 937 924 1,916 153 .249 .337 .466 .803
15 Nelson Cruz Nelson Cruz 2005–2023 (19) 2,055 7,501 1,090 2,053 372 15 464 1,325 738 1,916 84 .274 .343 .513 .856
16 Mike Cameron Mike Cameron 1995–2011 (17) 1,955 6,839 1,064 1,700 383 59 278 968 867 1,901 297 .249 .338 .444 .782
17 Andrew McCutchen Andrew McCutchen 2009–2025 (17) 2,262 8,350 1,290 2,266 451 50 332 1,152 1,183 1,893 220 .271 .365 .457 .822
18 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 1972–1989 (18) 2,404 8,352 1,506 2,234 408 59 548 1,595 1,507 1,883 174 .268 .380 .527 .908
19 Fred McGriff Fred McGriff 1986–2004 (19) 2,460 8,757 1,349 2,490 441 24 493 1,550 1,305 1,882 72 .284 .377 .509 .886
20 Tony Perez Tony Perez 1964–1986 (23) 2,777 9,778 1,272 2,732 505 79 379 1,652 925 1,867 49 .279 .341 .464 .805
21 Chris Davis Chris Davis 2008–2020 (13) 1,417 4,978 707 1,160 228 5 295 780 555 1,852 19 .233 .315 .459 .774
22 Ryan Howard Ryan Howard 2004–2016 (13) 1,572 5,707 848 1,475 277 21 382 1,194 709 1,843 12 .259 .344 .515 .859
23 Derek Jeter 1995–2014 (20) 2,747 11,195 1,923 3,465 544 66 260 1,311 1,082 1,840 358 .310 .377 .440 .817
24 Bobby Abreu Bobby Abreu 1996–2014 (18) 2,425 8,480 1,453 2,470 574 59 288 1,363 1,476 1,840 400 .291 .395 .475 .870
25 Dave Kingman Dave Kingman 1971–1986 (16) 1,941 6,677 901 1,575 240 25 442 1,210 608 1,816 85 .236 .302 .478 .780
26 Eugenio Suarez Eugenio Suarez 2014–2025 (12) 1,630 5,820 831 1,434 262 15 325 949 632 1,814 36 .246 .328 .464 .792
27 Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez 1993–2011 (19) 2,302 8,244 1,544 2,574 547 20 555 1,831 1,329 1,813 38 .312 .411 .585 .996
28 Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Soriano 1999–2014 (16) 1,975 7,750 1,152 2,095 481 31 412 1,159 496 1,803 289 .270 .319 .500 .819
29 Carlos Beltran Carlos Beltran 1998–2017 (20) 2,586 9,768 1,582 2,725 565 78 435 1,587 1,084 1,795 312 .279 .351 .486 .837
30 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey 1989–2010 (22) 2,671 9,801 1,662 2,781 524 38 630 1,836 1,312 1,779 184 .284 .370 .538 .907
31 Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman 2010–2025 (16) 2,179 8,114 1,379 2,431 547 33 367 1,322 1,070 1,763 104 .300 .386 .511 .897
32 Bobby Bonds Bobby Bonds 1968–1981 (14) 1,849 7,043 1,258 1,886 302 66 332 1,024 914 1,757 461 .268 .353 .471 .824
33 Craig Biggio Craig Biggio 1988–2007 (20) 2,850 10,876 1,844 3,060 668 55 291 1,175 1,160 1,753 414 .281 .363 .433 .796
34 David Ortiz David Ortiz 1997–2016 (20) 2,408 8,640 1,419 2,472 632 19 541 1,768 1,319 1,750 17 .286 .380 .552 .931
35 Andruw Jones Andruw Jones 1996–2012 (17) 2,196 7,599 1,204 1,933 383 36 434 1,289 891 1,748 152 .254 .337 .486 .823
36 Dale Murphy Dale Murphy 1976–1993 (18) 2,180 7,960 1,197 2,111 350 39 398 1,266 986 1,748 161 .265 .346 .469 .815
37 Carlos Delgado Carlos Delgado 1993–2009 (17) 2,035 7,283 1,241 2,038 483 18 473 1,512 1,109 1,745 14 .280 .383 .546 .929
38 Torii Hunter Torii Hunter 1997–2015 (19) 2,372 8,857 1,296 2,452 498 39 353 1,391 661 1,741 195 .277 .331 .461 .793
39 Adrian Beltre Adrian Beltre 1998–2018 (21) 2,933 11,068 1,524 3,166 636 38 477 1,707 848 1,732 121 .286 .339 .480 .819
40 Lou Brock Lou Brock 1961–1979 (19) 2,616 10,332 1,610 3,023 486 141 149 900 761 1,730 938 .293 .343 .410 .753
41 Jim Edmonds Jim Edmonds 1993–2010 (17) 2,011 6,858 1,251 1,949 437 25 393 1,199 998 1,729 67 .284 .376 .527 .903
42 J. D. Martinez J. D. Martinez 2011–2024 (14) 1,642 6,152 897 1,741 390 24 331 1,071 601 1,714 26 .283 .348 .516 .863
43 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 1951–1968 (18) 2,401 8,102 1,677 2,415 344 72 536 1,509 1,733 1,710 153 .298 .421 .557 .977
44 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew 1954–1975 (22) 2,435 8,147 1,283 2,086 290 24 573 1,584 1,559 1,699 19 .256 .376 .509 .884
45 Chili Davis Chili Davis 1981–1999 (19) 2,436 8,673 1,240 2,380 424 30 350 1,372 1,194 1,698 142 .274 .360 .451 .811
46 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans 1972–1991 (20) 2,606 8,996 1,470 2,446 483 73 385 1,384 1,391 1,697 78 .272 .370 .470 .840
47 Evan Longoria Evan Longoria 2008–2023 (16) 1,986 7,306 1,017 1,930 431 26 342 1,159 730 1,696 58 .264 .333 .471 .804
48 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1979–2003 (25) 3,081 10,961 2,295 3,055 510 66 297 1,115 2,190 1,694 1,406 .279 .401 .419 .820
49 Dave Winfield Dave Winfield 1973–1995 (22) 2,973 11,003 1,669 3,110 540 88 465 1,833 1,216 1,686 223 .283 .353 .475 .827
50 Mike Trout Mike Trout 2011–2025 (15) 1,648 5,967 1,196 1,754 325 55 404 1,018 1,067 1,663 214 .294 .407 .570 .977
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